Right-hander Miguel Del Toro was optioned to Triple-A Fresno yesterday to free up the roster spot needed for pitcher Jerry Spradlin, acquired from Cleveland on Wednesday.

Del Toro appeared in six games and gave up 17 hits and eight runs in 13 2/3 innings. Three of the 17 hits were home runs, and opponents had a .309 batting average against him. NO. 3 HITTERS BATTING .250: In the six games that Barry Bonds has missed this week, the No. 3 spot in the lineup, (Ellis Burks four times, Jeff Kent once, Armando Rios once) is hitting .250 (5- for-20) with four runs scored, two doubles, including one by Kent last night, two home runs, four RBIs and six walks. HOME-RUN DERBY: The Giants have hit home runs in 15 of their 18 games, collecting two or more in six games. They are second in the National League with 23 homers. However, Giants pitchers have yielded a league- high 29 homers, including Mike Lansing's and Todd Helton's last night and 13 in the past seven games. TWO-OUT HITS: Manager Dusty Baker praised pitcher Russ Ortiz's performance and also was happy with an offense that seemed to get the big hit when it needed one.

"We got some timely two-out RBI hits. When you do that you're usually going to win," Baker said.

Marvin Benard delivered a two-out single to drive in a run in the second. J. T. Snow drove in Benard with a two- out single in the fourth, and Stan Javier's double to right with two out in the sixth scored the final Giants run.